Greek-Argentine shipping magnate who built one of the world's largest shipping fleets — through oil tankers, whale processing ships, and a shipping empire that leveraged the post-war oil boom — while becoming one of the most glamorous and visible capitalists of the 20th century.
Pioneered the supertanker model for oil shipping — building vessels larger than anyone thought practical — and leveraged personal relationships with oil companies and governments to secure long-term charters that financed his fleet, paralleling Daniel Ludwig's charter-as-collateral innovation.
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